The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03

she received It. She only stated that
the letter was dated Chicago, / l., and
that 1t contained demand for money.
and that it was signed ]. 7. Dalton. 1
am not able 10 answer as to Russel's
love sffairs. He never discussed them
with me. He never told me that he
had been discarded by young lady.
never heard directly that Dalton was
in town at the time he was killed.
When my wife told me about the let
ter / was very angry, and l met
Capt. 0'Haver on the street soon af-
terwArd AID told him OF 1t, telling
him a. the same time that did not
believe Dalton was in Chicago, bur
that he wa hare ia Memphis, and had
scot this Letter out 10 nv house by
one OF his "psls." Capt. O'Haver said
he believed he had seen Dial on on the
street near the Ten Cent Store. When
Mr.. G )dwin went to pay the 800 to
Dalton l a. ksd to be allo we'd to go
along, but DR.. saunders and Mr.. Tur-
ley objected. have never seen Dali
ton since he was arrested by Capt.
O'Hsvsr. i did not know Dalton was
in town until after he was killed.
When Capt. 0'Haver arrested Dalton
it was at the corner OF Main and Madi-
son streets, and l think was over at
the opposite corner.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Folks ties
iimony Gen. Turner read the deposit
ton OF Harry May, or rather portion
of it. The cross iDtarIogatorles and
answers have not yet been read.
HARRY MAY.
Harry May, Of st. Louis, Mo-, de-
poses: l know the defendant, L. r.
Goodwin, and have known him for sew
ersl years. know John r. Godwio,
aud have known him when l saw him
since l was boy. He being an old
man, / do not know him as well as l
know his son. / knew j. I. Dalton
slightly for some years prior to his
death. l cinnot recall the exact time !;
my Acquaintance with him was only
casual. Mr.. Dalton never at any time
or place made efforts to induce nae to
demand money Of ]. R Goodwin. He
never at any time made such a sugges-
ton to me. My relations with Mr..
Goodwin as far as know are friend
ly. Russell and myself are very
friendly, and my relations 10 his
father were much as l sustained
to other men of his age living
in the community with whom / have
no business connection and who were
favorably known to me. II Mr.. ]. r.
Goodwin ever wroDg'd me or any rela-
tive OF mine, / do not know it. l am
married man. Mrs. Mays maiden
name was Marguerite Dunavaut l
married her at the Second Baptist
Church, February 2, 1885. NY wife
and myself have always and are now
living happily together. Nothing has
ever occurred before or since our mar
riage between Mrs. May and ]. R.
Goodwin to cause me to suspect the
purity and fl lelity OF my wife. ] know
that my wife has always been faithful
and true to me, aud nothing has ever
occurred before or since our marriage
to cause me to doubt her or suspect
her in any way. Mr.. Dalton never at
any time attempted to poison, my
mind against Mr.. Goodwin, and never
had to my knowledge, any grounds
for making such an attempt.
I never communicated to Mr.. God
win or any one else that Mr.. Dalton
wanted me to join him in den anding
money of Mr.. Goodwin. Some time
before the death Of Mr.. Dalton, he
came to the Office of the Equitable
Life Assurance society where was at
work, ard wanted me to let him have
some money ON an order on Mr.. God
win. He said Mr.. God win would pay
any order he might draw, on presents.
ton. In order to assure me that Mr..
Goodwin would promptly pay his
order, he intimated to me that his
re atoms were, or had been, such with
Mrs. Polk that Mr.. Goodwin would rot
hesitate to pay it, l refused to LET
him have the money, and he left the
Office. l thought very strangely OF his
conduct, and after his death, feeling
an interest in Russell Goodwin, ]
wrote his father q friendly letter,
in which / referred to this cir.
cumstance. / had seen an account
of the killing in the paptrs. Mr.. Dal'
ton never made any threats against
Mr.. Goodwin or his family in my pres
ence. The impression he made on
my mind when he wanted me to sd.
vance the money on the order was
that, owing to his relations with Mira
Polk, Mr.. Goodwin was so situated that
he could not refuse to pay any order
he might draw on him. 1t was this
that made the unfavorable impression
on my mind, aud caused me, as much
as anything else, to refuse him the
money.
AT or the reading of this deposition
recess was taken to o'clock.